Officials marked the 50th anniversary of the opening of the 18-mile-long Atchafalaya Basin Bridge during a cool and breezy gathering Tuesday at the Butte LaRose boat landing in St. Martin Parish.
Louisiana s Atchafalaya Basin, the nation’s largest cypress swamp, nurtures an abundant ecosystem and protects a critical coast. But years of exploitation and neglect have made it a “ticking time bomb.”
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